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  • Опубліковано 27 жов 2013
  • Penn and Teller set out to prove that they're not just comedy magicians, they're the greatest magicians in the world. In order to do that, they perform their entire act upside down. Aired 02/08/86
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  • @choojunwyng8028
    @choojunwyng8028 4 роки тому +11110

    I was so confused at the audience's random laughter, and why penn and teller had unusually great posture.

    • @topsykrett2431
      @topsykrett2431 3 роки тому +337

      I thought it was because they were impersonators 😂

    • @user-pi1id7si2g
      @user-pi1id7si2g 3 роки тому +17

      Nice profile pic

    • @topsykrett2431
      @topsykrett2431 3 роки тому +3

      @@user-pi1id7si2g she is quite beautiful

    • @user-pi1id7si2g
      @user-pi1id7si2g 3 роки тому +9

      @@topsykrett2431 she is a K-pop idol lol

    • @emailrobertbm
      @emailrobertbm 3 роки тому +96

      It’s because they were hanging upside down

  • @yoda5436
    @yoda5436 5 років тому +20770

    everyone at home must of been so confused at why everyone was laughing at all times for no reason

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 5 років тому +618

      I absolutely was until reading these comments.

    • @jeffrey44
      @jeffrey44 5 років тому +1347

      I'm always confused when people laugh at Saturday Night Live.

    • @afloyd4976
      @afloyd4976 5 років тому +147

      no Name *must have

    • @Karin_Allen
      @Karin_Allen 5 років тому +126

      We were. I saw this live. :-)

    • @Pratanjali64
      @Pratanjali64 5 років тому +25

      A Floyd correct but pedantic.

  • @MrJagermeister
    @MrJagermeister 3 роки тому +5435

    I’m watching this from so far into the future that I thought Penn & Teller were being portrayed by SNL cast members.

    • @epicvideosandmore2857
      @epicvideosandmore2857 3 роки тому +90

      Same

    • @texasgodfather3672
      @texasgodfather3672 3 роки тому +69

      ....TIL that was Penn & Teller....

    • @winterlongone
      @winterlongone 3 роки тому +40

      ...and I'm so old, I watched this live. But it's great to rewatch...

    • @trvman1
      @trvman1 2 роки тому +40

      I remember watching this live at the time and and when I saw they were doing it upside down, I thought holly crap. Most people would have passed out doing this.

    • @crystalheart9
      @crystalheart9 2 роки тому +5

      You know what, so did I.😆

  • @theratking1704
    @theratking1704 3 роки тому +7959

    TIL: Teller isn’t actually short at all, Penn is just fucking massive.

    • @CustomFiguresGuy3
      @CustomFiguresGuy3 3 роки тому +434

      I saw them in Vegas and met him afterward. I can confirm that he is indeed a GIANT

    • @vincentjohnflorio
      @vincentjohnflorio 3 роки тому +300

      I am 5'11" and standing in front of him was like being a kindergartener and looking up at your teacher.
      Also he was super nice and friendly. There's a talent in making someone who figures nothing into your life feel like they're the most important thing you've got going on in that moment. Really pleasant conversationalist!

    • @lucash741
      @lucash741 3 роки тому +16

      Well he did play a giant on Sabrina the teenage witch

    • @Powermeta11
      @Powermeta11 3 роки тому +42

      Height, width, strength, gravelly roar. Penn is a genuinely a shaved wookie.

    • @lloydirving6209
      @lloydirving6209 3 роки тому +31

      teller is 5'9, so he is in fact short

  • @AlluttajaYT
    @AlluttajaYT 5 років тому +18267

    This was in my recommended after watching the vanity video lmao

    • @ryuhitsuya21
      @ryuhitsuya21 5 років тому +142

      I can watch a channel's videos im subscribed to all day and youtube wont even have their videos in the up next category and yet this happens to us.

    • @jennifercope7765
      @jennifercope7765 5 років тому +32

      Sameee tho

    • @AlluttajaYT
      @AlluttajaYT 5 років тому +2

      @@jennifercope7765 yezz

    • @dreamhillzone8505
      @dreamhillzone8505 5 років тому +55

      @@ryuhitsuya21 I think cases like this are based on the fact that a large amount of users decided to watch this after the Vanity Fair video, so the algorithm assumes most people would want to, which is perfectly reasonable.

    • @theunholysmirk
      @theunholysmirk 5 років тому +1

      lol same.

  • @askthepizzaguy
    @askthepizzaguy 4 роки тому +7636

    And Teller sounds EXACTLY the same today.

    • @Ghost-mn7fk
      @Ghost-mn7fk 3 роки тому +15

      Damn

    • @pabloveloso7736
      @pabloveloso7736 3 роки тому +54

      I know it is a joke..... but in reality is also true. XD

    • @KitChen5548
      @KitChen5548 3 роки тому +16

      preserved the voice for ages

    • @Q-TebGamesNL
      @Q-TebGamesNL 3 роки тому +10

      Didn't he say yeah at 2:05?

    • @Xenix-sl8qq
      @Xenix-sl8qq 3 роки тому +8

      @@Q-TebGamesNL its weird how young they look and sound

  • @logix8969
    @logix8969 3 роки тому +7476

    Amazing how nobody's even considered how impressive it is that they were upside-down for over 6 minutes and didn't fall unconscious and were able to do a full performance, talking, bending "under" the table and juggling things around without even getting out of breath. Penn stumbling around at the end shows just how dizzying it must've been for them, they both can barely stand, hopping around all over the place! Serious props to them!

    • @nordaxglass6572
      @nordaxglass6572 3 роки тому +654

      According to a video I just watched Pen in, they were upside down for hours before shooting, and they didn't get their trick right in any practice runs, but did perfect it live.

    • @Frazer227
      @Frazer227 3 роки тому +208

      And teller eats

    • @Grokipoq
      @Grokipoq 3 роки тому +113

      i dont know how anyone does it to be honest, if im upside down for 5 seconds my vision starts to darken and i feel like passing out... thats prob just me though, idk!

    • @cameronm.c.7824
      @cameronm.c.7824 3 роки тому +24

      Lol why are we all here 7 years later

    • @Celticshade
      @Celticshade 3 роки тому +77

      Their faces didnt even get very red which is impressive. But im betting they were already upsidedown for a while so when they came on you wouldnt notice a difference.

  • @StevenBanks123
    @StevenBanks123 Рік тому +2135

    I've listened to Penn talk about this trick. It was physically so hard. When Penn got home and took off his makeup there were burst capillaries all over his face. They rehearsed this again and again and it got harder every time. Things screwed up again and again. The ONLY time everything went right was the live take.

    • @Grievous-
      @Grievous- Рік тому +26

      Did you also hear that on Penn's Sunday School?

    • @StevenBanks123
      @StevenBanks123 Рік тому +13

      @@Grievous- yes indeed: my favorite Podcast. I don’t care for “magic” but I love that guy!

    • @redactedname247
      @redactedname247 Рік тому +54

      I can't imagine being upside down that long, let alone being able to talk straight through the ordeal

    • @BigBoiiLeem
      @BigBoiiLeem Рік тому +84

      I remember him saying in an interview years ago that it was the lightbulb trick that got him specifically. He could never get the throws right, and he always ended up dropping it. He even had a cop-out line ready, in case it didn't go as planned, and SNL was the only time it went right.

    • @StevenBanks123
      @StevenBanks123 Рік тому

      @@BigBoiiLeem right!

  • @michelboustany8644
    @michelboustany8644 5 років тому +9067

    the hardest part must have been swallowing that bagel

    • @4ctmam
      @4ctmam 5 років тому +497

      @@lofine4617 Well, actually your esophagus works in any position. Sure, it's more difficult to swallow anything when you're working against gravity rather than with it but it's totally doable.

    • @SushiPat
      @SushiPat 5 років тому +89

      It's called peristalsis

    • @CatskillOne
      @CatskillOne 5 років тому +145

      4ctmam I read it in a book when I was like 12 and I tried it. It works when you’re upside down. Drinking on the other hand... wouldn’t recommend.

    • @Uatemydoodle
      @Uatemydoodle 5 років тому +4

      I didn't even think about that...

    • @shatteredrain1
      @shatteredrain1 5 років тому +72

      You actually can swallow while upside down, the muscles in your esophagus do the work rather than gravity. My biology teacher got a guy in my class to do a headstand and eat some bread to demonstrate it

  • @Deeke777
    @Deeke777 4 роки тому +8628

    They look painfully young. Like they're so young it's causing them extreme discomfort and pain lol.

    • @xroukle8137
      @xroukle8137 4 роки тому +819

      Deeke777 I think it’s just the fact that they upside down for like 6 minutes.

    • @Draknalor186
      @Draknalor186 4 роки тому +328

      Penn looks very Young, but imo Teller has not changed much in appearence over the years

    • @shuothewildfire
      @shuothewildfire 4 роки тому +231

      Pain and Terror

    • @marioperez7375
      @marioperez7375 4 роки тому +30

      Penn is one ugly mug.

    • @kingofsludge7262
      @kingofsludge7262 4 роки тому +15

      If I’m doing the math right I think penn was about 31 in this video...

  • @Dazyet
    @Dazyet 3 роки тому +2992

    The upper body strength teller had to have to keep “crouching” under the table

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 3 роки тому +140

      @Daniel Plant you clearly never tried to do a hanging sit up

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 3 роки тому +64

      @Daniel Plant its super fucking hard

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 3 роки тому +13

      @Daniel Plant i must have replyeded to the wrong comment then

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 3 роки тому +88

      @Daniel Plant actually i take it back your an asshole

    • @MisterAleksandr
      @MisterAleksandr 3 роки тому +73

      @@bluemobster0023 The duality of man

  • @SuberDuberUberEvan
    @SuberDuberUberEvan 3 роки тому +1236

    I literally didn’t suspect a thing until the moment they panned out. I just thought everything was on strings lol

    • @mrlion9719
      @mrlion9719 3 роки тому +29

      3:14 gave it away for me. His face is red, bloated and has watery eyes.

    • @SuberDuberUberEvan
      @SuberDuberUberEvan 3 роки тому +35

      @@mrlion9719 Watching on my phone at night, I had no clue haha

    • @orangefox1231
      @orangefox1231 3 роки тому +1

      Me neither. Incredibly done.

    • @SkazkiPeredSnom
      @SkazkiPeredSnom 3 роки тому +2

      Oh come on, their face skin and the fabric of the shirts give it away.

    • @JBBost
      @JBBost 3 роки тому +13

      @@SkazkiPeredSnom Skin always grows on the outside of the face
      - tip if you ever get lost

  • @calamari9436
    @calamari9436 4 роки тому +1546

    "Its 1986 get a haircut" is such a funny thing to hear in 2020

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle 5 років тому +7662

    This is one of those times when the UA-cam algorithm is perfect. It seems as if most people had this play right after Penn's Vanity Fair segment. Brilliant.

    • @epederson92
      @epederson92 5 років тому +81

      ITS LEARNING

    • @insanenative445
      @insanenative445 5 років тому +7

      It did

    • @ke6gwf
      @ke6gwf 5 років тому +13

      I had the vanity fair segment suggested because I have seen this video before lol
      And I followed the recursive loop and watched it again!

    • @scrub_jay
      @scrub_jay 5 років тому +11

      Possibly because he specifically mentions this bit in that video... no, it must be a perfect algorithm...

    • @twilightzone39
      @twilightzone39 5 років тому +8

      I watched that video on my PlayStation, opened my phone (UA-cam was already open) and this video was the first thing on my recommended

  • @raystinger6261
    @raystinger6261 3 роки тому +888

    They look exhausted and disoriented after the trick. Also, Penn once said they failed this trick at every rehearsal they had but managed to do it perfectly live.

    • @mikesully52
      @mikesully52 3 роки тому +37

      Only the juggling part is i recall correctly

    • @drewford4548
      @drewford4548 3 роки тому +26

      He also routinely says “remember, I lie.”

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf 3 роки тому +17

      It was the upside down juggling that threw Penn off. Also, he said he had been upside down for hours beforehand practicing.

    • @murph1329
      @murph1329 2 роки тому +33

      1:56 Penn was unable to get the deck of cards to stick to the table so he put it under the table...i'm assuming there was a magnet involved which he struggled to get lined up. That was the only mistake I saw.

    • @timothyclapsaddlejr.7331
      @timothyclapsaddlejr.7331 2 роки тому

      Vanity fair

  • @awesomefrankrapid
    @awesomefrankrapid 3 роки тому +509

    I’m most impressed by Teller eating upside down. Sounds hard

    • @samstevens2945
      @samstevens2945 3 роки тому +26

      astronauts actually have to practice swallowing without the help of gravity. try it for yourself!

    • @swafty5813
      @swafty5813 3 роки тому +9

      Also how tf do you bounce an object upside down.

    • @Haze__
      @Haze__ 3 роки тому +23

      @@swafty5813 By just throwing it in the air?

    • @twat3789
      @twat3789 3 роки тому +6

      @@Haze__ still requires a lot of skill and practice to be able to consistently catch it with how weird gravity is upside down

    • @PowerChief
      @PowerChief 3 роки тому +3

      @@samstevens2945 I'd choke on my food and die trying it

  • @rustyreview
    @rustyreview 5 років тому +5000

    no wonder teller looks like he's holding his breath the whole time.

    • @acc.x.cc.x9888
      @acc.x.cc.x9888 5 років тому +48

      Jon Larson I was thinking he looked stoned😂

    • @acc.x.cc.x9888
      @acc.x.cc.x9888 5 років тому +7

      Jon Larson I was thinking he looked stoned😂

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 5 років тому +81

      Yeah, his eyes are red from being inverted so long that day,and also rehearsals that week.

    • @An6ryMonk3y
      @An6ryMonk3y 5 років тому +18

      I was gonna say that the only real give away is that Teller looks like he is choking or something because his shirt comes up just enough

    • @ShelbyGTMustang60
      @ShelbyGTMustang60 4 роки тому +20

      I'm just impressed how Penn looks completely normal. I'd be beetroot! 😅

  • @AMcGrath82
    @AMcGrath82 5 років тому +3050

    For a moment, I thought these were Saturday Night Live comedians impersonating the actual Penn & Teller.

    • @gkkato9249
      @gkkato9249 5 років тому +34

      Me too 😂

    • @tubasaur
      @tubasaur 5 років тому +79

      Same. I was trying to figure out who was up there with Al Franken.

    • @Rao665
      @Rao665 5 років тому +32

      that's what I was thinking when the audience kept laughing...

    • @michelle1
      @michelle1 4 роки тому +49

      Yes! I thought it was Al Franken, too! Penn doesn't sound like Penn in the video. ..Teller does, but, well...

    • @sherlockwatson101
      @sherlockwatson101 4 роки тому +43

      If I hadn’t checked the comments I’d have no idea they weren’t snl comedians - look so different - especially Prnn - he’s so young!

  • @alecman95
    @alecman95 4 роки тому +356

    I don't know why but I couldn't have imagined them being """young""" once. Penn doesn't even look like he's finished growing yet

    • @Boredman567
      @Boredman567 4 роки тому +17

      Being upside down certainly helps your face look less saggy. I think it made Penn's cheeks look chubbier like a child's.

    • @uknownada
      @uknownada 3 роки тому +1

      @@Boredman567 so Penn has just spent most of his adult life upside-down?

    • @tdawgson
      @tdawgson 3 роки тому +1

      Right? He looks shorter here.

    • @DavidNorthMusic
      @DavidNorthMusic 2 роки тому +2

      He's 10 feet tall now.

  • @Boredman567
    @Boredman567 4 роки тому +48

    The disappearing jet at 2:40 was a super precise movement. His hand was only at the top of the picture for 2 frames.

    • @RataStuey
      @RataStuey 6 днів тому

      Masterfully done that bit

  • @gawayne1374
    @gawayne1374 5 років тому +4622

    Notice right at the end. Teller starts a spinning hoop on the table. It's the only object throughout the show that actually defies gravity. Subtle, but incredible

  • @maxnullifidian
    @maxnullifidian 6 років тому +3293

    I think Penn's really the quiet one, and Teller's a ventriloquist...

    • @xin.3633
      @xin.3633 5 років тому +20

      Walt F. teller is the small guy and the tall guy is penn

    • @nathann3405
      @nathann3405 5 років тому +194

      That would be the biggest plot twist in history

    • @holymaryfullofshit3790
      @holymaryfullofshit3790 5 років тому +43

      Tellers got the voice of an angel. he would have to be a ventriloquist whos really good at voiceacting.

    • @kirkpritchard
      @kirkpritchard 5 років тому +13

      @@xin.3633 🤔

    • @vherchristianlagmay5834
      @vherchristianlagmay5834 5 років тому +14

      Christian CJ. you don't get it, do you?

  • @kimyongtaikim4025
    @kimyongtaikim4025 3 роки тому +351

    0:53 a dude screams “upside down” lol

    • @coltenh581
      @coltenh581 3 роки тому +28

      Nice catch lol

    • @potat5140
      @potat5140 3 роки тому +173

      Imagine being such a loser to need and ruin such an amazing trick lmao

    • @katcoe1079
      @katcoe1079 3 роки тому +54

      I bet he was dragged out pretty sharpish hahaha

    • @CONEHEADDK
      @CONEHEADDK 3 роки тому +1

      @@katcoe1079 It was me - they just "abracadabraed" me into eternal limbo....

    • @colegrant4943
      @colegrant4943 4 місяці тому

      I bet two men dressed all in white escorted him out of the studio never to be seen again

  • @jwilder2251
    @jwilder2251 2 роки тому +55

    I watched this live as a kid, and it was even more amazing then. Way before the internet, seeing something like this really was magic.

  • @Max_Jordan
    @Max_Jordan 4 роки тому +5654

    Woah! How'd they get the entire audience updside down?

    • @michaeljensen1927
      @michaeljensen1927 4 роки тому +97

      Max Jordan magic

    • @bradyjackson9649
      @bradyjackson9649 4 роки тому +17

      Penn and Teller are the ones that are upside down...

    • @cjastuff1248
      @cjastuff1248 4 роки тому +168

      @@bradyjackson9649 The joke went over your head...

    • @aday22_rl
      @aday22_rl 4 роки тому +42

      Brady Jackson r/woooosh

    • @nipples6734
      @nipples6734 4 роки тому +6

      Brady Jackson lmao

  • @chasezly
    @chasezly 5 років тому +905

    "If we are not using any sort of camera edits"
    *subtle laughter*

    • @Bob5mith
      @Bob5mith 5 років тому +58

      They didn't use camera *edits* or blue screen or rear projection.

    • @cobbsta88
      @cobbsta88 4 роки тому +10

      True enough, just gotta turn the camera upside down haha

    • @irielion3748
      @irielion3748 4 роки тому +5

      @@cobbsta88 misdirection?

    • @commanderebony
      @commanderebony 3 роки тому +1

      U mean a chuckle

  • @B---tw3kh
    @B---tw3kh 3 роки тому +46

    I noticed Penn kept drinking, so I assumed the cup had something to do with the trick.....
    Technically I wasn't wrong

  • @patrickharrison4763
    @patrickharrison4763 2 роки тому +13

    The cup was a nice addition to keep up the facade that they were right side up. Well done!

  • @overworkedcna412
    @overworkedcna412 5 років тому +1437

    “His best trick - the *rising* card!” (Audience cracks up)
    Damn, that was amazing. I bet everyone at home was so confused!

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 років тому +29

      the best part though is them hanging upside down has nothing to do with the answer for how they vanished the toy plane or the Statue of Liberty figure. Since they obviously couldn't stuff them up their sleeves, best I can figure is each was made out of some type of material that could instantly be crushed to a point so small just mild slight of hand could then hide what was left over.

    • @eatyoursouls
      @eatyoursouls 5 років тому +72

      @@kevinw712 he threw the jet out of frame to the ground. pretty sure you can see it

    • @EpicRavenclaw42
      @EpicRavenclaw42 5 років тому +51

      @@kevinw712 He just drops each item out of frame, look closely.

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 років тому +11

      @@EpicRavenclaw42 @ayo lamayo Okay honestly, upon first watch, I didn't notice it. I mean, knowing how most of the "magic" is performed in the bit (I saw this years ago so knew what the gimmick was) that's what I would've assumed. But now looking at it much more closely, I see that those tricks are more dependent on the camera movement than anything else. That with each case, either Teller's hand moves to where the top of the frame already is, or the camera zooms in closer at the right moment to make sure his hand is at the top of the frame, thus the home audience can't see it simply falling up out of frame (or down, as is the real case). cause with everything else, objects are clearly "dropping up".

    • @headoverheels88
      @headoverheels88 5 років тому +2

      I was SO confused. I skipped the video description and was bamboozled lol.

  • @wtf1231122
    @wtf1231122 5 років тому +2839

    Looks like Penn almost passed our when he went right side up lol

    • @demospolsion6539
      @demospolsion6539 5 років тому +103

      The Critic All the talking and the blood rushing to his head probably got to hin

    • @MegaMAWG
      @MegaMAWG 5 років тому +27

      Definitely a head rush.

    • @James-ip5gz
      @James-ip5gz 5 років тому +20

      He was probably exaggerating a little

    • @michaelblasko2406
      @michaelblasko2406 5 років тому +45

      He probably nearly did, he recently talked about his SNL act, and said that he'd been practicing all day the day of the performance, and no matter how good of a magician you are, going upside down for long periods of time isn't good for the human body

    • @DarkLordDiablos
      @DarkLordDiablos 4 роки тому +5

      @@michaelblasko2406 indeed due to the immediate rush of blood from the head would be similar to what happens when pilots experience G-Forces.

  • @JBMoney.
    @JBMoney. 3 роки тому +86

    Penn looks like a skinny version of Peter Griffin

  • @tanmaytikle8521
    @tanmaytikle8521 3 роки тому +36

    Just how did they practice this?
    How many hours of training it must have taken to sit in such perfect posture, without any change in expression or voice, keeping their composure throughout a LIVE PERFORMANCE!!!!!!
    My respect for them just went over 9000

  • @mikepants35
    @mikepants35 5 років тому +675

    1:57 Penn trying to glue the deck of cards to the table but giving up.

    • @YasonYou
      @YasonYou 5 років тому +15

      your'e right!

    • @Ninjamanhammer
      @Ninjamanhammer 5 років тому +10

      Good catch!

    • @dogsandyoga1743
      @dogsandyoga1743 4 роки тому +3

      Fool Us!

    • @breathedarlingokay
      @breathedarlingokay 4 роки тому +3

      oh i thought he was feeling the table cause he couldnt see it to put the cards on a ledge so they dont fall "up"

    • @douggiewood
      @douggiewood 2 роки тому +4

      He's trying to get the magent to work but can't find the spot or maybe had the box upside down. Amazing recovery LIVE to 8 million viewers!

  • @barmetler
    @barmetler 5 років тому +2445

    if I'm upside down for 1 second, my head just explodes. Takes a lot of training to pull that off, I'm sure.

    • @FinBoyXD
      @FinBoyXD 5 років тому +92

      How are you writing this message if you have tested that already? Usually headless people cant write. Or if you haven't tested that already, how can you know?
      /s

    • @didyee1172
      @didyee1172 5 років тому +1

      @@FinBoyXD .

    • @barmetler
      @barmetler 5 років тому +89

      @@FinBoyXD I'm like a chicken, I can type for exactly 10 seconds before I die. And this I'm writing from hell.

    • @LivvieLynn
      @LivvieLynn 5 років тому +55

      It took them about 6 weeks according to the interview with Penn.

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted 5 років тому +37

      Yeah I’m surprised both their faces weren’t red

  • @adamboof6769
    @adamboof6769 3 роки тому +171

    These dudes have remained hilarious and original for over 30 years. Thats gotta say something

    • @scribe570
      @scribe570 2 роки тому +2

      And climbed to the top of the magic world. Wouldn't you say they are the most famous magicians in the country? Copperfield has kind of faded.

  • @tobiaschaparro2372
    @tobiaschaparro2372 3 роки тому +81

    Is nobody gonna talk about how they stayed upside down for like 8 minutes???

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf 3 роки тому

      They were upside down for hours. Penn says he was practicing all day and never once got the juggling right in rehearsal, but when it was live he pulled it off without a hitch.

  • @Jeeves_0
    @Jeeves_0 4 роки тому +3119

    I was so confused why they looked so weirdly strained throughout the whole thing.

    • @aaronwoodard1749
      @aaronwoodard1749 4 роки тому +210

      I knew because I saw an interview with Penn where he was talking about doing this skit upside down on SNL and how they could never get it right in rehearsal but nailed it live.

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful 4 роки тому +149

      Even knowing the big reveal, this is pretty impressive. It's hard to act somewhat naturally when gravity feels reversed.
      Also, when Penn takes a "sip" and thunks the cup "down," it's great support for the reality they're creating.

    • @DavidLindes
      @DavidLindes 3 роки тому +9

      @@aaronwoodard1749 I watched that interview yesterday or the day before... and was excited to see this come up in my recommends today! :)

    • @DSAhmed
      @DSAhmed 3 роки тому +21

      i just thought that's how everyone looked during the Regan Administration.

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 3 роки тому +4

      That "are we live" must've been killing them

  • @lookfordog
    @lookfordog 6 років тому +3484

    All these years and Teller sounds the exact same!!

    • @heftylad
      @heftylad 6 років тому +5

      Tobble Donkeys ayyyyye

    • @pinkpenguin7453
      @pinkpenguin7453 5 років тому +69

      Hey Penn sounds exactly the same too

    • @rangerbs08
      @rangerbs08 5 років тому +13

      Tobble Donkeys The guy doesnt seem to age lol.

    • @aurasdomain9663
      @aurasdomain9663 5 років тому +1

      "You Need To Shut...The F*ck uP"

    • @mitchellheard4876
      @mitchellheard4876 5 років тому

      Tobble Donkeys f

  • @caw1539
    @caw1539 3 роки тому +30

    I know it's magnets but the ring spinning upside down is still impressive

  • @KR7PT
    @KR7PT 4 роки тому +423

    The juggle at 4:13 was the *first time* Penn successfully did that upside down. At rehearsal he never once did it, and then when it mattered, he did it. Absolute legends these guys.

    • @n16161
      @n16161 7 місяців тому

      That was so impressive!

    • @jasonbrown6113
      @jasonbrown6113 7 місяців тому

      You can tell, afterwards he seems pumped at having pulled it off. Even before I read this I was like, I think he thought he was going to drop it.

  • @fluxcap212
    @fluxcap212 4 роки тому +1024

    Love how he drinks from the cup of nothing.

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 4 роки тому +89

      fluxcap212 It's such a simple misdirect but it remains brilliant in its simplicity even today

    • @bogbog
      @bogbog 4 роки тому +35

      That was a cup of Australian soda.

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful 4 роки тому +32

      It's amazing how many actors don't do a good job of "drinking" from an empty cup. Penn "sipped" for a reasonable length of time, seemed quenched, and noticed on the last sip that he had "run out."

    • @cashkromsupernerd1193
      @cashkromsupernerd1193 3 роки тому +2

      @@binguscat2514 5:27

    • @rhythmandblues_alibi
      @rhythmandblues_alibi 4 місяці тому

      Selling the illusion 🙌

  • @soonerredtx4896
    @soonerredtx4896 7 місяців тому +7

    I saw this on SNL when it first aired. I was a kid and got my dad to come and watch. We could not figure out how they were doing this until the end. I’ve been a crazy fan since then. Penn and Teller are amazing to see in person.

  • @vsukr
    @vsukr Рік тому +24

    Audience started thinking this was all a joke then you can tell they these were real professionals.

  • @TypicalToyReviews
    @TypicalToyReviews 5 років тому +1096

    the most impressive part is how fluently Teller reached under the table at 3:56 when you remember that they are upside-down

    • @kylezindel314
      @kylezindel314 5 років тому +3

      Typical Toy Reviews that’s so true

    • @j.yossarian6852
      @j.yossarian6852 5 років тому +63

      I was completely fooled the whole way through. They sold the hell out of it.

    • @drarf2225
      @drarf2225 5 років тому +9

      Ooo yeah..abs

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 3 роки тому +1

      He must have incredible abs

  • @_MrMoney
    @_MrMoney 4 роки тому +1971

    Nobody:
    Australian Magicians:

  • @pooperdooper3576
    @pooperdooper3576 3 роки тому +18

    "That sucker is gone, David."

  • @roberte-s2628
    @roberte-s2628 3 роки тому +85

    I thought penn was being played by a snl comedian cause he looks so different

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf 3 роки тому +2

      or it was 35 years ago and he's hanging upside down

  • @domjosephb.1619
    @domjosephb.1619 6 років тому +2520

    Teller had to swallow food upside down

    • @jujment699
      @jujment699 6 років тому +133

      Ikr that would suck lol.
      and penn having the cup really fooled me before it showed they were upside down

    • @pppfan103
      @pppfan103 6 років тому +28

      It's not hard. Just a bit more effort than usual.

    • @chikinz100
      @chikinz100 6 років тому +22

      Jackson DeStefano eating is already extremely difficult right way up. I couldn't imagine trying to eat a sandwich let alone a BAGEL upside down.

    • @shanekelley2238
      @shanekelley2238 6 років тому +92

      Owen Gann lmao eating is extremely difficult? you're high

    • @BroWolfForever
      @BroWolfForever 6 років тому +62

      Peristalsis actually makes it so that food will always go down your esophagus no matter if you are upside down or not (also how astronauts can eat in space). It's muscle contractions that move the food down your esophagus for you.

  • @ericbourque6389
    @ericbourque6389 7 років тому +1722

    So thats why they are all laughing at the start...

    • @aaron01999
      @aaron01999 5 років тому +6

      He wasn't asking lol

    • @lukewebb7424
      @lukewebb7424 5 років тому +9

      Aye ha I thought they just actually thought they were comedians ha

    • @trish8321
      @trish8321 5 років тому +14

      I saw this comment at the beginning of the video and was like "What is he even talking about?" 😂😂😅😅

    • @PaintMyTaint
      @PaintMyTaint 5 років тому +1

      @@trish8321 No one likes you

    • @petesmith9475
      @petesmith9475 5 років тому +2

      One of the great thinkgs about p&t is their ability to get the crowd involved in to trick just to fool people who were watching this on tv lol.

  • @jfryk
    @jfryk 2 роки тому +8

    Nobody ever seems to mention Teller spinning the ring on the table at the end, such a nice touch. 5:53

  • @taylankammer
    @taylankammer Рік тому +52

    Took me 5 minutes to realize they were hanging upside down. And I was completely dumbfounded by the disappearing Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building until I realized it's just a trivial camera trick and the audience was laughing because they can see what's happening. xD

    • @Ben-pf9wx
      @Ben-pf9wx 3 місяці тому +1

      Wait, how do those work, does he secretly drop it out of frame?

    • @taylankammer
      @taylankammer 3 місяці тому

      @@Ben-pf9wx Yeah, the brief moment he lets go of it, and it drops down (goes up from our perspective), the camera is too close to his hand for us to see. At exactly 2:57, his hand is at the "upper" part of the frame (actually closest to the ground), and he just lets go of it.

  • @999KMX
    @999KMX 5 років тому +1024

    The ending made so much sense because throughout the bit I kept wondering why teller's face looked like he was holding his breath for 12 hours

    • @GigDgee
      @GigDgee 5 років тому +37

      @@chinonsopromise4962 Watch it again. He let go of the cup a few times.

    • @stacyelliott1747
      @stacyelliott1747 5 років тому +29

      Jesse Woodruff , magnets and no water.....

    • @kishorraika6411
      @kishorraika6411 5 років тому +25

      lol i came from video where penn was reviewing magic tricks and happened to mention this one xD

    • @joekenorer
      @joekenorer 5 років тому

      @@kishorraika6411 Ha, me too!

    • @FrenkTheJoy
      @FrenkTheJoy 5 років тому

      He's not holding the cup at the beginning though.

  • @TimeCodeMechanics
    @TimeCodeMechanics 4 роки тому +90

    "It's not that good of trick, but he bothered to learn it, you're certainly going to watch it." 😆😆😆

  • @MrErnieman7
    @MrErnieman7 3 роки тому +21

    This whole thing just makes me smile. What legends. Quality entertainment.

  • @DustinPlatt
    @DustinPlatt 7 місяців тому +5

    I think I remember Penn saying they practiced this trick so many times, and he could never juggle the light bulb, but once he had millions of people watching, he finally pulled it off for the first time. Saying that the pressure of real, live TV is the ultimate pressure.

  • @JoshuaAnderson91
    @JoshuaAnderson91 6 років тому +763

    oh man the irony of "It's 1986, get a haircut"

    • @KombatGod
      @KombatGod 5 років тому +10

      Yeah but if you google "Doug Henning 1986"... Penn does have a point.

    • @FallNorth
      @FallNorth 5 років тому +2

      He meant to say "get a mullet" :)

    • @Anonymous-gn7xk
      @Anonymous-gn7xk 4 роки тому +2

      What's the problem with 80s haircuts, there were good haircuts back then.

    • @SomeUnsoberIdiot
      @SomeUnsoberIdiot 4 місяці тому

      @@Anonymous-gn7xkstill are

  • @tidypog3272
    @tidypog3272 5 років тому +4720

    If they're upside down, why aren't their voices backwards

    • @IrvNation
      @IrvNation 5 років тому +258

      This guy is asking the real questions....

    • @MikeBachful
      @MikeBachful 5 років тому +67

      Queue the X files theme...

    • @SuperPhunThyme9
      @SuperPhunThyme9 5 років тому +30

      ...I hadn't even realized

    • @codywang1801
      @codywang1801 5 років тому +18

      I knew there were aliens in Area 51!
      Totally unrelated

    • @AcidropOSY
      @AcidropOSY 5 років тому +4

      Cody Wang lets get clapping 👏

  • @Maurcusj777
    @Maurcusj777 3 роки тому +10

    Wow, that trick at the end where they flip upside down and walk on the roof is AMAZING! And to do the same to the audience too... INCREDIBLE!

  • @YowietheBear
    @YowietheBear 3 роки тому +21

    One of the cooler things I noticed was that during the "flying 2 of spades" trick, Penn intentionally started rubbing the deck of cards really obviously on the table to sell the fact it was a trick, but not due to gravity. That plus the many sips of the cup to keep the illusion that they were the right side up.

    • @Dusty_B
      @Dusty_B 3 роки тому +2

      I assumed he was trying to find where the deck would reattach to the table via magnets and when they didn't stick he just gave up and tossed them under the table.

  • @ss11111ss
    @ss11111ss 4 роки тому +551

    the trick is 100x more impressive when u know how they did it

    • @ZuoKalp
      @ZuoKalp 3 роки тому +3

      The magic of honesty.

    • @yanzi1957
      @yanzi1957 3 роки тому +1

      How did they do ut

    • @christopherneedham9584
      @christopherneedham9584 3 роки тому +21

      @@yanzi1957 they hung upside down for 6 minutes without breaking character.

    • @huskiehuskerson5300
      @huskiehuskerson5300 2 роки тому +4

      @@christopherneedham9584 nah anti gravity

    • @Bear-Power-Pup
      @Bear-Power-Pup 5 місяців тому

      @@christopherneedham9584 and eat double bagels!

  • @oldschoolm8
    @oldschoolm8 5 років тому +1026

    The real trick was staying upside down convincingly for that amount of time without going red as a beetroot and passing out! Magic can be a feat of dexterity and endurance as much as “pick a card, any card”. Very impressive. Oh and, like everyone else, great link from the vanity video!

    • @OGREgaming420
      @OGREgaming420 4 роки тому +25

      They had tons of make up on

    • @aredub1847
      @aredub1847 4 роки тому +7

      they had to practice this upside down, many time. errf.

  • @SpinningSidekick
    @SpinningSidekick 3 роки тому +15

    I was like, "what's up with Teller's neck??", but then i got it.

  • @spddiesel
    @spddiesel Рік тому +3

    I remember watching this as a kid, completely gobsmacked. When the camera pulled back I laughed all the way thru the commercial break 🤣

  • @newton2013
    @newton2013 5 років тому +1313

    4:26 That reinforcement with Teller crouching took a lot of stomach muscles...

    • @rawtrout3402
      @rawtrout3402 5 років тому +41

      ab

    • @garcia9529
      @garcia9529 5 років тому +36

      I mean he was upside down so he had to actually lift himself

    • @rjkral
      @rjkral 4 роки тому +11

      newton2013 wish I thought I noticed everything here (and there’s a LOT to catch) but I didn’t think of that!!!

    • @BOTzerker
      @BOTzerker 4 роки тому +34

      I'm amazed someone else noticed it given some of the other comments. I think it was the hardest part of the act, because he made it look effortlessly bending down.

    • @zakiaw4963
      @zakiaw4963 4 роки тому +9

      Teller is probably ripped AF to do it that easily

  • @JoJoJoker
    @JoJoJoker 5 років тому +270

    LOL @4:48 "he bothered to learn it, you're certainly going to watch it"

  • @j_vasey
    @j_vasey 3 роки тому +20

    So often you get one person trying to ruin it. “Upside down” he shouted why?

  • @doughboy3224
    @doughboy3224 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve loved them since I was a child. This is the first I’ve seen of this. Most impressive is they stayed upside down for that long. And I’m sure longer.

  • @martinsriber7760
    @martinsriber7760 7 років тому +1905

    What a twist.

    • @GLu-tb1pb
      @GLu-tb1pb 6 років тому +21

      m. night would be proud.

    • @asanosokato
      @asanosokato 6 років тому +4

      That's what David Copperfield said!

    • @warmooze
      @warmooze 6 років тому +4

      Heh. Twist.

    • @insolentish4529
      @insolentish4529 6 років тому +6

      More like what a flip

    • @thegael791
      @thegael791 6 років тому +3

      I figured it out a minute before the end, I feel wicked smaht! :P

  • @edwardpiously140
    @edwardpiously140 5 років тому +382

    Love how teller sneaks in an actual magic trick at the end with the spinning ring

    • @eivind261093
      @eivind261093 5 років тому +59

      I would guess that there's a magnet on the other side of the table. The ring sticks to the magnet, which lets it sit on the table - or spin - instead of falling.

    • @edwardpiously140
      @edwardpiously140 5 років тому +57

      @@eivind261093 no magnets, pure magic combined with a handful of pixie dust, and don't forget, a lot of thoughts and prayers

    • @ygazgge1356
      @ygazgge1356 5 років тому +11

      I din't even notice. thanks for pointing it out.

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful 5 років тому +4

      @Tim Portantno *up

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 5 років тому +2

      I noticed that, too.

  • @ExXGod
    @ExXGod 11 днів тому +1

    UA-cam: How many times can you watch?
    Me: Yes.

  • @damienhenning3298
    @damienhenning3298 9 місяців тому +1

    I saw this live on air in 86'. Just as great now as it was then. Thanks for posting SNL!!

  • @schmittl1
    @schmittl1 4 роки тому +355

    @2:37 at first I figured Teller used his slight of hand skills to make the plane disappear, but then I slowed down the video and he just dead ass threw it up at the end so quick we couldn't notice. The clap covered up the sound of it hitting the floor. Legend
    Actually now rewatching it... every damn thing "disappeared" by Teller just dropping it

    • @privatedadbod
      @privatedadbod 4 роки тому +32

      Leighton Schmitt they actually put pillows down below them, so no sound either way.

    • @Boredman567
      @Boredman567 4 роки тому +45

      I think he threw it at the exact moment his hand was at the top of the frame. It's such a tiny window of opportunity and he nailed it.

    • @breakingaustin
      @breakingaustin 3 роки тому

      Cushions lol

    • @thekillerprawn
      @thekillerprawn 3 роки тому +2

      It gets funnier and funnier every time i watch

    • @cubicinfinity2
      @cubicinfinity2 3 роки тому

      Nice

  • @Nipponing
    @Nipponing 5 років тому +783

    Damn, I could never hang upsidedown for that long.

    • @09soniciscool09
      @09soniciscool09 5 років тому +13

      Swedish Otaku they rehearsed for like 3 weeks body got used to it

    • @NuyoricanJoseph
      @NuyoricanJoseph 5 років тому +18

      I was getting sick watching just knowing they were upside down from Penn's vanity video and then watching this video 🤢

    • @KrispyChurro
      @KrispyChurro 5 років тому +2

      09soniciscool09 Penn talked about it and he said they actually rehearsed that bit for 6 weeks which is amazing. 6 weeks for 5 minutes of tv time .

  • @mottopanukeiku7406
    @mottopanukeiku7406 Місяць тому

    Insanely great! To hold those positions and move so naturally. And the choreography. 😂

  • @banimil7290
    @banimil7290 2 роки тому +1

    Penn's sense of humor is amazing. Loved every min of it.

  • @saraha180
    @saraha180 6 років тому +289

    This is fantastic. I had ideas for how I thought each of these might have been done, though I felt like I was probably wrong about a couple. It turned out I was wrong about _every single one._ Magic at its finest.

    • @SuperLapplander
      @SuperLapplander 5 років тому +18

      First thought: Fan under the table
      Second thought: Strong ventilation above them
      Third thought: How the hell could they be upside down all that time?

    • @Dziaji
      @Dziaji 5 років тому

      I thought the rings had diagonal slits.

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 5 років тому

      they did the same bid on fools us

  • @justrodger8958
    @justrodger8958 5 років тому +484

    "It's 1986 get a haircut!" Is an absurd statement.

    • @dand8967
      @dand8967 5 років тому +27

      Not really. People in the 70s had big puffy hairdos, even white dudes.

    • @siegebristol
      @siegebristol 5 років тому +14

      Its 2019, get a haircut like 1986!

    • @wendyleeconnelly2939
      @wendyleeconnelly2939 5 років тому +1

      @@dand8967 In the 80s though....

    • @elewie916
      @elewie916 4 роки тому +1

      @@siegebristol No not really...

    • @peterg5383
      @peterg5383 4 роки тому +5

      not when addressed to doug henning in 1986.

  • @rickyspanish4951
    @rickyspanish4951 3 роки тому +5

    a quick guide to the comments section:
    - "I came here from the vanity fair clip"
    - "how did they do that for 6 mins??"
    - "omg now I understand why the audience was laughing at the start"
    - "penn looks like peter griffin!" (no, peter griffin was made 10 years after this and is a cartoon)
    - "my favorite part was when they walked on the ceiling at the end"
    - spoiling the act
    - random quote from the video, because no one else here watched it
    thanks for reading, you're now up to date.

  • @mahfah7911
    @mahfah7911 2 роки тому

    I keep coming back every year and re watch this like it’s part of family gathering. Just awesome presentation and story

  • @webdesignerguy
    @webdesignerguy 5 років тому +998

    First I watched this not knowing they were upside down.
    Then I watched it a 2nd time knowing they were upside down.
    Then I watched it a 3rd time with my laptop turned upside down.

    • @LewysC
      @LewysC 5 років тому +13

      Stages of Penn and Teller 😂

    • @VictoriaSobocki
      @VictoriaSobocki 4 роки тому +1

      For real?!

    • @Aerox90
      @Aerox90 4 роки тому +29

      Then a 4th time, being upside down.
      5th time, flipping the house upside down...
      *10 months later*
      uʍop ǝpᴉsdn sᴉ plɹoʍ ǝloɥʍ ǝɥʇ

    • @KellyClarkD
      @KellyClarkD 4 роки тому +3

      I used a phone with locked rotation and it's way easier. Thumbs up for your extra effort.

    • @yommmrr
      @yommmrr 4 роки тому +3

      @ಠ_ಠ you're just a little bit full of shit arn't you.

  • @natedavis4964
    @natedavis4964 5 років тому +386

    You can tell they do magic because they love it. Such great magicians

  • @stevehall4548
    @stevehall4548 3 роки тому

    A classic! And to think they had to be in this contraption before the show came out of commercial break, and still performed flawlessly. Bravo.

  • @TravelingwithValeman77
    @TravelingwithValeman77 3 роки тому +1

    I remember watching this Live back in the 80's. This tells me a couple of things: I am old (haha) and they are a great magic team - performing for over 40 years.

  • @Adrizzy1738
    @Adrizzy1738 4 роки тому +66

    Anyone here after watching penn explaining magic on magic movies on Vanity fair and him telling everyone how he did well under pressure here?

  • @46monkeyes
    @46monkeyes 4 роки тому +145

    Anyone else watch this twice to see all the great efforts P&T put into this?
    Excellent entertainment!

  • @kcat420
    @kcat420 2 роки тому +12

    Jerma was right, this rules

  • @rogerioignaciomoya
    @rogerioignaciomoya 2 роки тому +1

    Can we talk about their AMAZING core strength to get off the rig like that? These guys are increible in so many lvls.

  • @Snardvark25
    @Snardvark25 5 років тому +131

    Teller spinning the ring at the end is brilliant. Show everything has wires and your upside down but make a ring seemingly spin, stuck to the ceiling

    • @kaokoki5983
      @kaokoki5983 5 років тому +6

      Oh you mean magnets? Yeah cool isn't it

    • @patrickimperial579
      @patrickimperial579 4 роки тому

      @@kaokoki5983 HAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 4 роки тому +1

      Esther Eng HOW DO THEY WORK?! lol

  • @sileegoose111
    @sileegoose111 5 років тому +5319

    Whos here from Vainity haha

  • @masterimbecile
    @masterimbecile 3 роки тому +2

    4:36 And the amazing floating crumb!

  • @PhatController96
    @PhatController96 4 роки тому

    Some how i had never seen this sketch before and I only came accross it because Penn mentions how they did SNL upside down before in another video and I thought that would be cool to watch.
    Throughout the whole video I knew how the tricks were done but still, it was magic. The way in which they do this trick is perfect and no other magician could pull of this effect.
    I hope I watch this again some day 10/10

  • @jeanpierrevisualco5487
    @jeanpierrevisualco5487 6 років тому +71

    I love how he nonchalantly drinks his water

  • @shyguysd929
    @shyguysd929 4 роки тому +51

    5:52 look at the metal ring teller is setting up

    • @troubleondemand7703
      @troubleondemand7703 3 роки тому +9

      Magnets! How do they work?

    • @ianrosenbalm6555
      @ianrosenbalm6555 3 роки тому +13

      At around 1:58 Penn is trying to stick the card deck to the "tabletop" probably with another set magnet. It woulda sold the illusion better if he'd gotten it, but in any case it was a good trick.

  • @ljhunter
    @ljhunter 2 роки тому +13

    jer’a

  • @MrDamon9988
    @MrDamon9988 10 місяців тому

    Awesome. I love these guys. Thanks for posting.

  • @gaurangpednekar5867
    @gaurangpednekar5867 8 років тому +1338

    I had to watch this twice.

    • @The_Alumil
      @The_Alumil 6 років тому +6

      Who didn't?

    • @tazestudios
      @tazestudios 6 років тому +19

      thats why audience was laughing at start

    • @MUSICBUFF99TUFF
      @MUSICBUFF99TUFF 6 років тому +10

      If you couldnt figure out it was them upside down within the first minute then I feel sorry for you

    • @Sukuraidogai
      @Sukuraidogai 6 років тому +41

      If you can't figure out how to not be a little bitch I feel sorry for you.

    • @chriskramer2122
      @chriskramer2122 6 років тому +4

      MUSICBUFF99TUFF stfu

  • @dominikblack8943
    @dominikblack8943 4 роки тому +149

    Watch the shadow on Teller's shirt when the statue of liberty disappears. I don't know what he did there but it was brilliant.
    Edit: now that I finished the video it makes sense and I feel like a fool

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 3 роки тому +5

      He holds the plane at the top of the frame and lets it go

  • @godstoenail9295
    @godstoenail9295 3 роки тому +1

    Rewatch this again, it's absolute gold once you know it's upside down . POG

  • @TheOriginalNCDV
    @TheOriginalNCDV 4 роки тому +3

    I think I'd give myself an aneurysm if I stayed upside down that long! Very impressive.

  • @ClubPenguinMaster88
    @ClubPenguinMaster88 4 роки тому +201

    No one laughed at the one real line, "Last and certainly least"